Life Transition Doulas, also called Transition Doulas, and not to be confused with Transgender Transition Doulas, provide educational, informational, emotional support, consultancy, and coaching services to people who go through important life transitions and events.
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The type of life transitions we need to think about include domains such as career changes, relationship changes, personal loss, divorce, moving, illness, or end-of-life issues, among others.
Nonetheless, childbirth and becoming a parent are of course also significant life transitions, but those are rather covered by the more classical Doulas, such as Birth Doulas, Postpartum Doulas, or Full-Spectrum Community Doulas, and so on.
In reality, we could see the Life Transition Doula as the more “emotionally oriented and compassionate” equivalent of what’s known as Life Coaches or Personal Development Coaches, the latter being professionals who “more technically” help people navigate changes in their lives in order to make progress and attain greater fulfillment.
Life transition support is typically a service that can be given via online conversations, courses, and resource tools, although it may certainly also involve in-person contact and interaction.
